Open Positions
The Department of Art History at Northwestern University seeks to hire a full-time assistant or associate professor of art and/or architecture of East Asia (China, Japan, or Korea). Candidates may focus on any time period and any medium or media. We will give priority to those whose expertise can create fruitful scholarly dialogue with current department faculty members. We welcome interests in global, transcultural, and multireligious contacts, archaeology and preservation, historiography and institutions, visual and material culture, and interdisciplinary lines of inquiry such as the history of science. This position is meant to complement and be complemented by existing Northwestern departments and programs including Asian-American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, Gender and Sexuality Studies, History, and the Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts. The ideal candidate will be able to teach a broad survey of East Asian art history, as well as more focused intermediate-level lecture courses and seminars at the undergraduate and graduate levels related to their area and/or time period of specialization. Our department is firmly committed to racial justice and equity, here and across the world.
To apply, please submit 1) a letter of application, no more than three single-spaced pages, explaining your research accomplishments and goals, your teaching ideals, commitments, and strengths, and how your research, teaching, and/or service can contribute to Northwestern’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion; 2) a current CV including language proficiency; and 3) the names of three references with contact information by November 1, 2024. Candidates who advance in the search will be asked to submit course syllabi, a teaching statement, and one or more writing samples, with specific guidance on these items to be provided at the time of the request. We plan to hold campus visits from early January to early February 2025. The start date for this position will be September 1, 2025. For any questions about the position, you may contact the search committee chair, Rebecca Zorach (rebecca.zorach@northwestern.edu). For any questions about the application, the application portal or process, and the application materials, please contact art-history@northwestern.edu.
Salary
This is an Assistant or Associate Professor search. The expected base pay based on rank is as follows:
Assistant Professor: $90,000 - $115,000
Associate Professor: $115,000 - $140,000
This base pay range is for a nine-month academic appointment, does not include summer salary, and is subject to negotiation.
Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.
Benefits
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